MTD 500 - Drive Belt

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11. Remove the two belt keepers on the dec k. See
figure 27.
12. Remove and replace the deck drive bel
FIGURE 27.
DRIVE BELT
1. Remove the deck as outlined in stops 1
through 10 in previous section.
2. Remove the hex bolt, nut and lock washer at
the torque rod bracket and transaxle. See
figure 28.
FIGURE 29.
4. Remove the belt trap (located on the left hand
side of the transaxle pulley) by removing two
hex nuts and lock washers. See figure 30.
FIGURE 28.
3. R emove the hex bolt which holds the torque
rod bracket to the torque rod, and remove
bracket. See figure 29.
FIGURE 30.
5. Remove the idler pulley by removing the hex
lock nut. See figure 31.
FIGURE 31.
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